Author Archives: Quirkworthy

We Come In Peace

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Quirkworthy

So here I am, hard at work reading the Mars Attacks comic when the thought strikes me: why are they so angry? Wherever they turn up in fiction* Martians always attack. Why do we never see Mars Learns To Salsa, … Continue reading →

Posted in Mars Attacks!, Random Thoughts | 28 Comments

DreadBall, Sucker Punch and Running Interference

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Quirkworthy

This has been on the FAQ to be answered for a while now, and yesterday I took a stab at it. However, the more I ponder it, the more I think that my initial reaction was wrong. I’ll explain why … Continue reading →

Posted in DreadBall - The Futuristic Sports Game, Game Design Theory | 10 Comments

Questions and Answers

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Poor old Lines. He is ever so keen and has been asking his DB questions for a while. All answered now on the FAQ. However, it does bring up a worthwhile point about how long it takes me to answer … Continue reading →

Posted in DreadBall - The Futuristic Sports Game, Random Thoughts | 9 Comments

Big, Bigger, Biggest?

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Quirkworthy

I’ve been showing off a few of the new Mantic DreadBall and Deadzone figures, but even the biggest of them isn’t that large. I’ve been writing an article about scale in figures and thought it might be my turn to … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Thoughts | 50 Comments

DreadBall Tentacle Time

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Quirkworthy

As we all know, you can’t have too many tentacles. This is another of the pre-production models I’ve ended up with, and he’s a striking fellow indeed. This early test shot does need a bit of a clean up, but … Continue reading →

Posted in DreadBall - The Futuristic Sports Game | 11 Comments

DreadBall Monkey Business!

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Moving swiftly on from aliens with odd limbs we come to the big furry guy. He stands on two feet and a fist and is 49mm or so to the top of his head. As with the others, this is … Continue reading →

Posted in DreadBall - The Futuristic Sports Game | 11 Comments

Deadzone Sorak Close Ups

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Another one of the teases the other day was a Sorak. These are another of the fun aliens that make up the Rebel faction and can best be described as foot soldiers. Sorry. Anyway, like the Orc Commander, you may not … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadzone | 25 Comments

Did They Deserve To Die?

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Today I’ve been murdering a lot of darlings, or at least I think I have. What’s perhaps more interesting than the details is a question I posed myself after a bit of pondering: How can you tell the difference between … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Design Theory | 9 Comments

Deadzone Marauder Orx Commander

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Quirkworthy

One of the models I showed a little of yesterday was the Orx Commander, or at least the first one – I’m sure we’ll do more. You’ve seen this picture on the Kickstarter and the mantic blog. So you know … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadzone | 8 Comments

Stuff On My Desk

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Whilst I was at the Mantic office I noticed that Stew had far too many interesting things on his desk for one chap to cope with, so I helped him out by sharing some of the burden. Now some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Thoughts | 10 Comments